How Much is Ron Howard’s Net Worth?

Summary About Ron Howard

When it comes to any filmmaking, no one knows the greatness of several things behind the camera. But people know about the film and its cast members. And there is great hard work present behind the camera. One such work is the making of the film. And here we are going to discuss a filmmaker, Ron Howard. 

Ron Howard is a great director, actor and producer from the USA. He is popular for acting in many movies and TV series. Some of the remarkable series include Happy Days and The Andy Griffith.

In this article, we will discuss Ron Howard and his net worth. You may know that he is an actor and producer. But this article will give you more information like his family, professional life, and other facts.

Who is Ron Howard?

Ron Howard is a popular director and award-winning actor. He is also an Oscar-winning director. Ron came into the limelight after acting in “The Andy Griffith Show”. He just grew up like a normal actor in the Hollywood Industry. But his hard work made him become an A-list director. He has given many blockbuster movies like “Da Vinci Code”, “Apollo 13”, etc.

Coming to his age, Ron is 67 years old as of now. Ron stands at a height of 1.79 tall and his body weight is around 79 kg.

Early Life

Ron Howard was born on 1^st March 1954. His birthplace is Duncan Oklahoma. Coming to his parents, his father’s name is Rance Howard and his mother’s name is Jean Speegle Howard. His father was also a filmmaker and an actor. And his mother was also an actress in the Hollywood Industry. So, he is basically from the acting family. Ron has a younger brother, Clint Howard.

He is also an American actor. One can see his brother in the TV show “The Andy Griffith Show”. This show gained some popularity with his brother. One more thing about his father is that he worked almost three years in the United States Air Force. In 1958, Ron’s family shifted to Hollywood. After three years, they settled in a new place, Burbank. 

From his childhood days, he trained at Desilu, ‘The Culver Studios’. Ron was clear about his career at a younger age. He wanted to go into the directing field of acting. Thus, he proved to be what he wants to be. Coming to his ancestry, it is of Irish, Dutch, German, and Scottish. Therefore, he is of mixed ancestry.

Education Life of Ron Howard

Ron studied at John Burroughs High School. He completed his high school at this place and moved to the University of Southern California to complete his degree. Ron has chosen Cinematic Arts in college but he couldn’t complete it. Because he left completing his degree to concentrate on his career.

Personal Life

The award-winning director married Cheryl Alley on 7^th June 1975. The couple has four children. Firstly, they got a girl named Bryce Dallas. Following this, the couple was blessed with twins named Jocelyn Carlyle and Paige Carlyle. Finally, they got a fourth child named Reed Cross.

Ron’s first daughter, Bryce is an actress who worked on major projects. Some of them include

• Terminator Salvation
• Spider-Man 3
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Bryce Dallas married Seth Gabel, an actor in the Hollywood Industry. The couple has two children as of now. 

Coming to Ron’s twins, they were born on 5^th February 1985. Paige Carlyle is also an actress. His fourth son was born in 1987 and there is no information regarding him.

Career

Ron Howard started his career in the entertainment industry in “The Journey”. Consequently, he also appeared in several movies including

• The DuPont Show
• The Twilight Zone
• The Eleventh Hour
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
• The Smith Family
• M*A*S*H
• I Spy 
• The Cheyenne Show
• The Waltons

Ron appeared in “The Andy Griffith Show” as Opie Taylor from 1960. Almost for eight seasons, he acted in this series. Next, the show “Happy Days” where he appeared in the role of Richie Cunningham.

His other roles include “Winthrop Parroo” in the show “The Music Man”. One more appearance of Ron is in “The Courtship” as Eddie’s father. Ron also acted with John Wayne in “The Shootist” in 1976.

Then, Ron began his work in the direction field. He started making a low-budget film like “Grand Theft Auto” in 1977. Ron directed this film with the help of Roger Corman. He then directed one more film, “Eat My Dust!”  with the help of Christopher Norris. This was the origin for him to start his career as a director of movies.

In 1982, he became famous with the success of the “Night Shift”. Then, he began to direct many movies such as,

• Parenthood
• Splash
• A Beautiful Mind
• The Da Vinci Code
• Angels & Demons
• Willow
• In the Heart of the Sea and Rush
• Inferno
• Apollo13

Net Worth

Ron Howard’s net worth is estimated to be $220 million. He got this huge sum of net worth from his profession as a director. Ron is popular as an Oscar-winning director. He directed all kinds of movies like super hits, critically acclaimed movies, TV series, etc.

Ron is the co-chairman of “Image Entertainment”. Such entertainment is the production company which produced many movies such as

• Friday Night Lights
• Inside Deep Throat
• 8 Mile Felicity
• Arrested Development

Needless to say, all the above stories are narrated by Howard. Ron earns this huge net worth after his transition from an actor to a director. He is getting an amount of $10 million per film. Also, he earns the same amount for co-chairing a production company. Thus, his annual income is around $10 million for sure. For a week. He gets $200,000 and for a month, he gets $800,000.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Ron is having a good net worth with which he lives a comfortable and luxurious life. Though he won many awards and was nominated for accolades, he is still having the fire to do bigger in his career.

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